Archbishop Gagnon visits and blesses St. Dominic’s
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- Published on Sunday, March 19, 2017
Photo by Miranda Laybourne. Siblings McGregor and Cherish Pepino present Archbishop Richard Gagnon with a bouquet of fresh flowers on Sun., Mar. 12 at St. Dominic's
By Miranda Leybourne
The Neepawa Banner
The Most Reverend Archbishop Richard Joseph Gagnon, the Seventh Archbishop of Winnipeg, visited St. Dominic’s Roman Catholic Church in Neepawa on Sun., Mar. 12, to perform a special blessing of the main sanctuary now that the church’s roof construction has been completed.
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Final flurry facts
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- Published on Sunday, March 19, 2017
By Sheila Runions
The Rivers Banner
Readers will recall last week’s issue of both this newspaper and the matter of the storm. Submission deadline is Tuesday at 5 p.m. yet often, that rule is stretched to accommodate as best we can before the pages are completed and sent to the print shop in early afternoon on Wednesday. When reporting on the Monday-Wednesday blizzard, final figures were not yet released so let’s recap.
Patsy Cline Project coming to Neepawa
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- Published on Saturday, March 18, 2017
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Kaleidoscope Concert Series
Lisa Brokop is a name we have been hearing in Canadian music for several years. Her newest album, The Patsy Cline Project, was released in 2015. It includes seven Patsy Cline songs and three original songs and on March 25, Kaleidoscope Concert Series presents the Patsy Cline/Lisa Brokop concert at the Roxy!
Proposals sought for CN property development
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- Published on Friday, March 17, 2017
Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
The redevelopment of the former CN property, at the heart of Neepawa, is moving one step closer to becoming a reality. On Feb. 22, the Town’s Economic Development department issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the redevelopment of the site.
‘You are to France, true heroes.’
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- Published on Friday, March 17, 2017
Left to right: Minnedosa veterans Fred Oberg and Alexander Abel, pictured with the French Legion of Honour medal affixed to their left lapel.
The Neepawa Banner/Neepawa Press
On Monday, March 13, two Minnedosa veterans received the French Legion of Honour, that nation’s highest military and civic distinctions, in a ceremony at the Minnedosa Legion. Duane LaCoste, president of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 138 said, “ It is an honour to make a few comments about two of our veterans, Fred Oberg and Alexander Abel, as they are being recognized by the Government of France for their service in that country during World War II.”
